Flood — Kootenai, Idaho

2017-03-15 to 2017-03-20 · near Cataldo, Kootenai, Idaho

$200K

Property damage

Event narrative

The Coeur D'Alene River Gage at Cataldo reported a rise above the Flood Stage of 43.0 feet at 7:30 AM PST on March 15th. The river crested at 46.1 feet at 3:15 PM March 15th and then dropped below flood stage. The river then rose to Flood Stage again on March 18th, cresting at 44.7 feet at 3:00 PM on March 19th. The river dropped below Flood Stage at 4:30 PM March 20th, ending the flooding episode.

Wider weather episode

Periodic heavy rain and mountain snow melt caused the Coeur D'Alene River to flood. The town of Cataldo experienced extensive flooding of roads, fields, yards and outbuildings in the river bottom lands. Some homes and businesses experienced basement and shallow first floor flooding.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 688600. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.